Apt/Rawhide update doesn't seem to update kernel. . .

[Justin Georgeson]

Apt is configured by default to allow multiple versions of the kernel, 
so you just 'apt-get install kernel-x.y.z'. An upgrade or dist-upgrade 
will never grab a kernel, I was told on #debian.

Dave Jones wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 20, 2003 at 08:57:19AM -0500, Mike Chambers wrote:
>  > On Sat, 2003-09-20 at 04:09, rg wrote:
>  > 
>  > > Updated everything in my Severn via Apt/Rawhide, but it didn't seem to 
>  > > update the kernel. I have still have  2.4.21-20.1.2024.2.1.nptl. 
>  > > Shouldn't it be newer than that?
>  > 
>  > It's the versioning of the old kernel to new kernel that is causing it
>  > not to upgrade.  You will probably need to download and install it
>  > manually initially, then it will start doing the upgrade properly.
> 
> I don't think so in this case, as 2.4.22 > 2.4.21
> The problem you're thinking of would only be relevant if rg had a
> 2.4.22-20 kernel installed.
> 
> 		Dave
> 

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